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The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (14:29): By way of a further supplementary, given that the minister has only taken a bit over a minute to answer that question: do you, as minister, know the difference—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Ridgway has a supplementary.

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: Does the minister know the difference between the actual figure for the revenue from OneFortyOne Plantations and the cost of providing services? Do you actually know the figure?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for State/Local Government Relations) (14:29): I have given all of the information that I am able to give to this house. As I said, the question that I asked the Hon. David Ridgway was: is he prepared to divulge those figures? If and when—and I think it would be many years to come—the opposition is in government, is he saying that they would be prepared to divulge those figures? That would have drastic and significant consequences in the marketplace. He is just being completely irresponsible.